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Space Education

for Young People, Students,

Teachers, and Young Employees

Jean-Claude Courteille

CNES - France

June 18th 2015

58th COPUOS

Summary

1 – Space for Young people

2 – Space for Students

3 – Space for Teachers

4 – Space for Young Employees

5 – Other actions of the CNES

Conclusion

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58th COPUOS - Vienna – June 18th 2015

Space for Young People, Students, Teachers,

and Young Employees

Space for

Young People

Space Education

for CNES Space for

Students

Space for

Teachers

Space for Young

Employees

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1 - Space for Young People


A dual ambition

To contribute to raising awareness and promote scientific culture so

as to encourage young people to pursue careeers in science and

technology.

To use Space as a basis for education and knowledge : experimental

methods, project development, teamwork

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1 – Space for Young People (continued)


100,000 young people involved

(from primary to high school)

1,000 teachers trained

240,000 connections

(to the dedicated website)

65 experimental balloons

200 mini-rockets and 20 experimental rockets

75 Argonautica (ocean studies)

35 Calisph‟Air and 300 “Météo des écoles”

(Globe, atmospheric studies)

45 Mission eXplore

6 CanSat

6 Parabole

1 Philae mockup (30 classes involved)

1 Insight mockup (10 classes involved)

Nanosatellites with students

Key annual figures

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Hands-on projects in schools - during higher studies or during leisure time

Mini-rocketry

Balloon

Experimental Rocketry

CanSat (France-Challenge)

C‟SPACE (Summer camp)

Mission eXplore

how to eat well, move like an astronaut

(NASA initiative to fight against obesity)

Parabole Microgravity experimentation

in Airbus zero g

Secondary school / High school

University

Primary and Secondary school

High school / University

New Hands-on projects in schools - during higher studies


Education projects on environmental issues

Argonautica, ocean study

Calisph‟Air, atmospheric study

Terr'Image: study of Earth's

environment from the Pleiades images

and their treatment

Education projects on science of the Universe

Philea : design and assembly of Philae mock-up (scale

1), the Rosetta probe that landed on a comet in Nov 2014

Insight : design and assembly of Insight mock-up (scale

1), the probe which will analyse March‟s interior structure

Secondary school / High school

University




460 persons

230 students

One week in August

International

70 Projects

60 rockets launches 2 Awards : participation

in the IAC in Toronto (2014) In Biscarrosse

since 2009

Next C‟Space in

Tarbes 18 – 25

july 2015 8

Every year since 2005, CNES and Planètes

Sciences organize the „Space in my city‟

program. During school holidays, animators

do a road tour in France to invite young

people from underprivileged neighbourhoods

to discover space. Activities such as

launching of water rockets, microrockets,

space training in a swimming pool or satellite

construction are thus proposed and

implemented by the animators of Planète

Sciences. From 8 to 14 years old, young

people can become acquainted to sciences

and techniques for one week close to home

and have fun at the same time.


Space in my city


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Student placements Strong incentives to welcome students (+ 250/year) in the 4 centers of the CNES

in the framework of two to six-months internships. Open to bachelor and master

degree students, the internship topic must correspond to the CNES activities.

Students are remunerated.

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2 – Space for Students

Scholarship The Guiana Space Center (CNES)

awards grants to help Guyanese

students to continue their studies in

Guyana or in metropolitan France (8-9

per year). To qualify for a scholarship,

students must hold a high school

diploma, preferably from the scientific

domain, or prepare a Bachelor degree

and must be admitted to an school of

engineers.

Application projects

These projects, financed by the CNES, are performed by students who have pursued

higher education for 2 to 8 years.

PERSEUS

PERSEUS (Project student of space research

university and scientific European) is a CNES

initiative. It aims at supporting the emergence of

technical innovative solutions for space projects of an

industrial and educational nature, made by young

people from higher education.

Cubesats - Nanosats

CNES has launched several partnerships with

universities and schools of engineers (Robusta,

Baumanets 2).

2 – Space for Students (continued)


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Ph.D

Every year, CNES co-finances approximately 70 allowances to students who

hold a master degree in partnership with industries, local authorities or

research organizations, to write a thesis in a French laboratory from the

following fields: space transportation, orbital systems, Earth and Universe

science, or human and social sciences.

Post-Ph.D

Every year, CNES finances approximately 30 post-Ph.D allowances.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D or equivalent.



Ph.D and post-Ph.D research

- These allowances are open to French and foreign students.

- CNES has allocated more than 2000 research allowances for 30 years.

275 students are currently working for the CNES, that is to say more than

10% of the staff.

- CNES organizes the annual meeting of young researchers for three days.


Ph.D and post-Ph.D research (continued)


CNES participates in student

forums to present all the

opportunities such as internships,

Ph.D and post-Ph.D allowances

and engineer or executive job

offers. These forums also help

promoting space projects. For

instance, this week, during the air

and space lounge in Le Bourget,

CNES participates, among others,

to the forum dedicated to students

for training and job questions.

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Student Forums


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For more than 50 years, CNES seeks to parallel its space programs with an

ambitious policy where young people learn about space activities, their

applications, and how to use space as educational tool.

Three axes of action are proposed for :

- To educate the greatest number by the provision of supports of discovered

space culture;

- To initiate young people by providing teachers experimental tools in

accordance with the strategic CNES axes to develop the scientific and

technical spirit of the investigation

- To train teachers on educational programs.


An ambitious policy

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The training of secondary school teachers

CNES in partnership with the ministry of National Education,

has organized for 20 years and every two years a summer

university “Space and Education” related to school

programs for teachers in Toulouse (duration: one week).


Training of the teachers of the

secondary and higher to the space

The training of university and engineer school teachers

CNES and local partners in Toulouse organizes a summer

university on “orbital systems” for teachers and students

pursuing higher education. The 2nd edition will take place

from June 29th to July 10th, 2015


Seminar of integration for Young recruits

CNES organizes every year a 5-days integration seminar for young recruits.

Directors present all the functions of CNES and it includes visits of

industrial and scientific sites.

4 – Space for Young Employees

Training of Young recruits

Young recruits can have a training in the following field:

- Two-weeks class on Technics and Technology of Space Vehicles or Launcher

- Training on communication technics and conduct of meetings

- Linguistic training: English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese…

- Project management training

- Intercultural training

-……

Training of CNES Young recruits


CNES provides technical and human assistance to large

national, technical, and scientific organizations when

exhibitions and major events dedicated to the public and to

young people are held.

The main organizations are:

- City of Science and Industry – Paris

- City of Space – Toulouse

- Air and Space Museum – Le Bourget

5 – Other actions of the CNES

The support of CNES at great events


City of Space – Toulouse

Conclusion

- Acquaint the young people to space and scientific jobs.

- Transmit knowledge of technics, science, and space

applications to teachers in order to enhance its promotion in

the schooling system.

- Develop and promote experience on the young people and

space within the COPUOS.

For more information : www.cnes.fr


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